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WLFEEELE) TRAY.

Speelcation o Letters VEatent. *i

` Agenturen mee January 23,1912. serial NQ. stessi. .:4

Be it known that l, CHARLne A. Birnen,

eifcitizen of the `llnited States, residing f1;

"York, in the county Ycrl: und Steine of 'this application, and in lwhich li Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in lll/heeled Travs, of which the following" e specification, relerence being hed ire to the sccoinponf ing drawing.

This invention relates to e wheeled or rack of the class intended 'lor the trans` portation of dishes, end such like, troni room to room; end the invent-ion is intended particularly for household purposesh While l ein aware that there are devices W in use for this purpose, they are so constructed es to he unreliable and dangerous, as they are .f1-pt to tip over; end there is no provision nitide to prevent the trays from tipping. l

The object of my invention is to provide e, device of this class that shall he cheap, durable and eilicient, containingA few parts, and so constructed and proportioned as to minimize the-danger oi upset.

Another object ot the invention to provide edevice that siall be easily folded for transportation,

With these end other objects in view, niy invention consists in certain construction and combination ot parts es will hereinct'ter Le described and claiined in the annexed specification, end illustrated in the nccoinpenying Y drawings which forni port of ke ligure oi` reference refer to corrl pending ports in ell of the views; but ii fully understood that While l have here described my invention as'shown, that l do not confine inyseii to the exact design, es slightI changes may he mede in the construction end arrangement ot' the seve el parts withoutdeparting' from the spiritI et the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1, is e perspective View of the device set up. Fig. 2, is a top plan view ot the saine with the trays removed. Fig. 3, is en elevation, showing the device knocked down for packing. Fig. Il, is a partial detail View of the front wheel swiveling means, shown in section. Fig. 5, is a partial sectional detail View of the rear wheel attaching means. Fig. 6, is a partial detail view of the tray attaching means.

Referring to the drawings: the treme coin-- prises the hollow reer posts 1, and the front post 2, of piping er suitable material. The

reznrposis. 1, ere joint-dj manner-"hy th'euppereno lo f :in d at, respectively, whichiire rpproixnetely til-shaped, and embrace the pos-s Ato `vv'hich they ere secured by the h`clt. vets e secured tlie'enthl er "i, 3v the bolts d, i runes 6, snel i', be l 'r appro-. i

:ind embracing; ne front post L., he apex ot the V, enc. secured thereto in detachable nionner by the bolts O wheels 11, are mounted upon axles 12, which ere screw-threaded into the sides of the posts l, neer the lower end thereof, and secured hy the lock-nut 13. The trontwheel 14, is mounted in the yoke 15; the shank 1G, of scid yoke 15, is swivelly mounted in the lower end of the post 2, in he following nuuinerr-'lhe lower end oit seid post 2, is provided with e coupling 1?, end e nipple 1S. The shank 16, extends upwcrd through the nipple 18, and e washer 19, is placed upon the upper end thereof, within seid coupling 17, and resting on the upper end et seid nipple 18, and a ein 2G, ple-ced through t rlhe lower trouv 23, rests upon t` e Jfreine 7, in like manner, later l nient being preventie c hy the rear and e yoke 2l, seemed the :front o.. seid traf." 23, und engaging the iront post il.

To told the device for shipment, the side 'ti .nies are detached troni the front post QJ, ond. the bolts 8, removed, which will allow the side trames 6 and 7, to 'fold shown in Fig. n

Having thus described iny invention what l. claim :is new and desire to ecure h v lieb ters Patent 1s:-

1. l'n e device of the class described, the

combination with z 'trout and rear post, outwardly curved resilient side secured thereto, trays mounted on seid trames, sind@ depending from the bottoni oli Vthe upper tray entering the upper ends of sind posts.

2. In a device of the class described', -the combination with a front and rear post, having Wheels mourned upon. the lmver ends thereof1 of an upper end n` lower nun-re silent frame Secured to said posts, the sides of said frames curved elllh'vardly, trays' resfing upon said frames, studs secured te and i depending from the lower surface o the upper tray entering the upper` ends ol said posts, and means for mounting one ol' said Wheels 1n a swlvehng manner to snld 'front post.

3. In, a device of the class described, the

combination with upright hollow posts, nonn-slleutframes secured thereto and detachble trays restingY upon said frames, of menus for preveni'lng the accidental tipping of seid trays, comprising studs secured thereto and entering the upper ends of said smid frmnes (n ltwurdly curved and adiucel to the outer edge of said trays.

CHARLES A. BAYLER.

s 15N J'. TnoMPsoN,

Il in presence o' two witnesses.

I MABnL L. LEFEVRE.

limonV whereof I affix my signature p 

